Author: Nicole Fisher
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South Dakota campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three other states voting on abortion in 2024
In South Dakota, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 55,000 signatures on May 1, 2024. If at least 35,017 of the submitted signatures are validated, the initiative will be certified to appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on…
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Signatures submitted for minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative in Missouri
A Missouri campaign supporting a minimum wage and paid sick leave ballot initiative submitted more than 210,000 signatures to the secretary of state on May 1, 2024. The initiative would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026, starting at $13.75 per hour in 2025. It would also require employers to provide one…
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Recent votes on county measures in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Illinois to join other states or form new ones; next vote scheduled for May 21 in Crook County, Oregon
Voters in Crook County, Oregon, will be voting on a measure on May 21 that asks whether they support negotiations to incorporate the county into the state of Idaho. Since 2013, voters in California, Colorado, and Oregon have decided on measures regarding counties joining other states or forming new states. Voters in one Illinois county…
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Signatures submitted for South Dakota initiative that would repeal state grocery tax
A South Dakota campaign supporting an initiative that would ban the state sales and use tax on groceries submitted signatures to the secretary of state’s office on April 24, 2024. According to Rick Weiland, the co-founder of TakeItBack, the campaign supporting the initiative, about 25,000 signatures were submitted. For the measure to make the ballot…
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Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024, including three states where abortion is confirmed on the ballot—FL, MD, and NY
Voters in 12 states could see abortion on their ballots this year, including three states where ballot measures have been certified for the ballot—Florida, Maryland, and New York. Measures have been proposed in nine other states. This report provides the most recent updates on abortion-related ballot measure certifications and potential measures. On April 18, the…
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Maine voters to decide on three bond issues in Nov., the first set of state general obligation bonds since 2021
Maine voters will decide on three bond issues on Nov. 5, 2024, in addition to two other measures already on the ballot. On April 22, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the three bond issues passed by the Maine State Legislature to place them on the ballot. For a bond issue to qualify for the ballot…
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Missouri voters may decide on amendment to prohibit ranked-choice voting and noncitizen voting
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a resolution to make various election and voting-related changes to the state constitution, including prohibiting ranked-choice voting (RCV) and noncitizen voting. If the resolution is passed by the Senate, it will go to Missouri voters to decide on Nov. 5, 2024. The amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution…
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Voters in Arizona and 10 other states may decide on abortion in 2024, with confirmed abortion measures on the ballot in three—FL, MD, and NY
Voters in Arizona and ten additional states could be voting on proposed ballot measures related to abortion in 2024. Currently, there are three certified abortion-related ballot measures in Florida, Maryland, and New York. Arizona for Abortion Access, the campaign gathering signatures to place an initiative on the ballot to provide a state constitutional right to…
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Voters in Florida, Maryland, and New York to decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with potential measures in 11 other states
In Nov., voters in three states—Florida, Maryland, and New York—will decide on ballot measures related to abortion. Florida is the most recent state to join that list. While signatures were verified on Jan. 5, 2024, the state Supreme Court needed to review the initiative. On April 1, the court ruled that the initiative met the…
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Idaho voters to decide on amendment prohibiting noncitizen voting
Idaho voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on Nov. 5, 2024, that would prohibit noncitizen voting in elections. The amendment would add language to the Idaho Constitution saying, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be a qualified elector in any election held within the state of Idaho.” Noncitizens…